,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #egj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #bj1     
#bjai,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman 7for        
herself1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 
,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,ms4         
,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,kelly of         
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,castro of  
,texas1 and ,ms4 ,bass7 submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce  ,,resolution  ,commemorating 
the #bjth anniversary of the ,centers   
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention's 
,racial and ,ethnic ,approaches to      
,community ,health 7,,reach7 program4   
,whereas racial and ethnic minorities   
face strikingly high rates of racial and
 ethnic disparities in chronic disease  
rates and other health and safety       
outcomes2 ,whereas1 in ,september of    
#aiii1 ,surgeon ,general ,david ,satcher
 announced the first grants under the   
,racial and ,ethnic ,approaches to      
,community ,health program1 known as    

,,reach1 funding #cb community          
coalitions in #ah ,states2 ,whereas     
,,reach1 created on the principle of    
community-based participatory           
approaches1 has provided the most       
impacted communities with the necessary 
resources and tools to address racial   
and ethnic disparities in chronic health
 conditions for the last #bj years2     
,whereas ,,reach has been the ,centers  
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention's 
7,,cdc7 cornerstone effort to directly  
fund community-based projects to address
 health disparities since #aiii and is  
today one of the only ,,cdc programs    
specifically dedicated to addressing    
racial and ethnic health disparities in 
urban1 rural1 and ,tribal communities2  
,whereas the ,,reach program's model of 
robust community engagement and         
multisector representation in all       
aspects of program planning1            
development1 and implementation has     
proved to be very successful in         
mobilizing efforts in communities with  

the greatest disease burden to address  
their health issues and priorities2     
,whereas ,,reach grantees have partnered
 with key stakeholders in local         
communities to work on eliminating      
health disparities that leave so many   
,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians   
and ,pacific ,islanders1 ,african       
,americans1 ,american ,indians and      
,alaska ,natives1 and ,hispanic         
,americans living sicker and dying      
younger than they should2 and ,whereas  
under the most recently concluded cohort
 of ,,reach grantees1 funded from #bjad 
to #bjah1 #b1gjj1jjj people gained      
better access to healthy food and       
beverages1 #fej1jjj people benefited    
from tobacco-free interventions1        
#a1cjj1jjj had increased opportunities  
to be physically active1 and #gej1jjj   
people had better access to             
community-clinical linkages3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
#bjth anniversary of the ,racial and    

,ethnic ,approaches to ,community       
,health 7,,reach7 program2  7#b7 commits
 to protecting and expanding investments
 to address racial and ethnic health    
disparities that communities of color   
face2 and  7#c7 urges ,federal agencies 
to further build on the great           
community-driven work of ,,reach        
grantees to address disparities in      
chronic health among racial and ethnic  
minorities4